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Army National Guard aviators train underwater
April 25, 2022 — FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade attended the Shallow Water Egress Trainer course April 6-7.The course put Soldiers in a chamber...

Family serves together in Africa with Virginia Army Guard
April 22, 2022 — CAMP SIMBA, Manda Bay, Kenya – For most fathers, an overseas deployment of a child is a mixture of pride and apprehension. When a second child is included, those emotions double. For Staff Sgt. Daniel...

VNG aviators capitalize on Black Hawk capabilities in Kosovo
April 22, 2022 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has been the U.S. Army's go-to aircraft since the beginning of NATO's mission in Kosovo in 1999. In addition to transporting...

Chaplain for 115th Fighter Wing earns national recognition
April 22, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – Lt. Col. Derek Wolter, 115th Fighter Wing chaplain, was awarded the 2021 Samuel Stone Award as the Chaplain of the Year for the Air National Guard.The award is named after Chaplain...

Nebraska school principal welcomed home from deployment
April 22, 2022 — FORT CALHOUN, Neb. – Iowa Air National Guard 1st Sgt. Drew Wagner was welcomed home at the elementary school where he is the principal following a six-month deployment overseas.Wagner said that in a...

Iowa Air Guard refueling wing rotates to CENTCOM area
April 21, 2022 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Airmen from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing departed this week for the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to provide air refueling support for the...

Vermont Guardsman earns master instructor badge
April 20, 2022 — CAMP JOHNSON, Vt. – Staff Sgt. Andrew Fryburg, chief instructor at the 124th Regimental Training Institute’s modular training battalion, was awarded the master instructor badge April 19.“There are...

Nevada, Arizona Guard train for hazardous situations
April 20, 2022 — APEX, Nev. – Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen teamed with the Arizona Air Guard last week to test their ability to cohesively respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear situations.The...

New York’s 109th Airlift Wing preps for Greenland missions
April 19, 2022 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Three LC-130 “Skibirds” and around 75 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing will be heading for Greenland at the end of April to...

Wisconsin Army Guard unit returns from Eastern Europe
April 19, 2022 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. – On a cold and windy day, the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 107th Maintenance Company received a warm welcome back to the state following a nine-month deployment in Poland, Romania...

Airmen lead way in F-35 transition for 115th Fighter Wing
April 19, 2022 — BURLINGTON, Vt. – The 115th Fighter Wing’s drive to accelerate, change or lose couldn’t be more pronounced as it transitions from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-35 Lightning II.In preparation for...

Norway, Minnesota Guard celebrate 49th troop exchange
April 19, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – The 49th Norwegian Reciprocal Troop Exchange came to a close in April as more than 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard departed Norway to return to...

Arizona FSRT Airmen return to in-person, combined training
April 18, 2022 — LAS VEGAS, Nevada - An 11-person Fatality Search and Recovery Team from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Force Support Squadron trained in person this week in Las Vegas with other Air and Army...

Georgia, Alabama, Puerto Rico Airmen exercise communications
April 18, 2022 — SALINAS, Puerto Rico – Several combat communications squadrons across the Air National Guard converged on Puerto Rico for a 15-day exercise, Tropic Thunder, April 1-15.The Puerto Rico Air National...

Cold Steel Brigade trains California National Guard Soldiers
April 18, 2022 — FORT HOOD, Texas – The command team of the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National Guard, conducted a War Fighter Exercise with direct support from observer, coach and trainers of the 189th...

Contingency Response Forces conduct multi-agency training
April 18, 2022 — FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. – The sun hasn’t risen yet as U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeff Allen of the 146th Contingency Response Flight wipes the ice from the windshield of his government 4x4 truck...

Texas Guard Airmen Strengthen SPP Partnership With Chile
April 18, 2022 — SANTIAGO, Chile – The Texas Air National Guard joined more than a hundred Airmen to participate in the FIDAE (Feria Internacional del Aire y Espacio) international air and space show April 5-10. Two...

158th Civil Engineers hone skills at Silver Flag
April 15, 2022 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Tyndall Air Force Base welcomed 14 Green Mountain Boys from the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Civil Engineer Squadron to Florida for the annual Silver Flag exercise...

Portland Air National Guard Base puts robot dog to work
April 15, 2022 — PORTLAND, Ore. - In December 2021, the Portland Air National Guard Base became the first Air National Guard base to house the innovative technology known as the Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle...

Pennsylvania Army Guard Soldiers compete to be Best Warrior
April 15, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Fifteen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers from around the state competed in the 2022 state Best Warrior Competition April 11-14.The Soldiers competed in nine events...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response